Ransomware and cyber extortion attacks aimed at organizations are not letting up. Occasionally, they even come in pairs. The often large and sometimes massive ransomware recovery costs companies incur when they decide not to meet the demands deter many other victims from taking that path. In the end, many organizations decide to pay to get their data back, get it decrypted, or to stop the attackers from leaking it online, even though there’s no guarantee … More →

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